Female family ties were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain before the Roman invasion, a new analysis suggests. Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery shows that women ...

Genetic analysis of people buried in a 2000-year-old cemetery in southern England has bolstered the idea that Celtic communities in Britain placed women centre-stage, showing that women remained in ...

Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women A groundbreaking study finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live with ...

Two 2,300-year-old swords discovered in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis in France "have few equivalents in Europe," and one is decorated with tiny swastikas, the French National Institute of Preventive ...

The painting "Boadicea Haranguing the Britons" by John Opie (1761–1807), depicting the warrior queen Boudica of the Iron Age. (Public domain/Wikipedia Commons via Courthouse News) PARIS (AFP) — ...

An analysis of dozens of British Iron Age skeletons has revealed that Celtic society was organized around women. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The collection was found in a field near Bury St Edmunds features distinctive horse designs ...